1001 Inventions
Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani
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“…and good rhythm depend on simpl ici ty.n PLATO, GREEK PHILOSOPHER 13 8 5 Serafeddin Sabuncuoglu is born. An Ottoman surgeon, he continued the work of Al-Zahrawi and Ibn al-Quff by writing an…”
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“…and good rhythm depend on simpl icit y." PLATO, GREEK PHIL OSOPHER Andalusian Muslims were also heirs to a number of oak-based industries developed by the Romans, including the making of cork-soled shoes.…”
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“…of geome t1y ent er ." INSCRIPTION ABOVE PLATO 'S ACAOEMY construction of a regular seven-sided polygon, the heptagon. Abu Sahl al-Kuhi was one of a group of gifted scientists who were brought…”
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“…and France from the Gr eeks, especi ally Plato and Vitruvius, but others wonder at this perfect timi ng, questioning TOWN: INFLUE.NTI/\L ID E.t \S 209 The Taj Mahal , in Agra, India,…”
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“…815); Cairo, Egypt; and cartographer. astronomer and mathematician. Plato (427-347 B.C.E. ); Athens, Greece; philoso pher. Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti (d. 1007); Madrid, Claudius Ptolemaeus, also known as Ptolemy Spain; astronomer and mathematician.…”
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